diff --git a/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp b/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp
index 990f84075d9..bf0f8f255fd 100644
--- a/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/entity_base.cpp
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ const char *EntityBase::get_icon_to([[maybe_unused]] std::span<char, MAX_ICON_LE
 
 // Calculate Object ID Hash directly from name using snake_case + sanitize
 void EntityBase::calc_object_id_() {
-  char buf[ENTITY_NAME_BUF_SIZE];
-  StringRef name = this->get_name_to(buf);
-  this->object_id_hash_ = fnv1_hash_object_id(name.c_str(), name.size());
+  this->object_id_hash_ = fnv1_hash_object_id_P(this->name_.progmem_ptr(), this->name_.size());
 }
 
 size_t EntityBase::write_object_id_to(char *buf, size_t buf_size) const {
diff --git a/esphome/core/helpers.h b/esphome/core/helpers.h
index b88a9d70e93..e06553e5b53 100644
--- a/esphome/core/helpers.h
+++ b/esphome/core/helpers.h
@@ -1140,15 +1140,26 @@ template<size_t N> inline char *str_sanitize_to(char (&buffer)[N], const char *s
 /// This computes object_id hashes directly from names without creating an intermediate buffer.
 /// IMPORTANT: Must match Python fnv1_hash_object_id() in esphome/helpers.py.
 /// If you modify this function, update the Python version and tests in both places.
-inline uint32_t fnv1_hash_object_id(const char *str, size_t len) {
+template<typename ReadByte> inline uint32_t fnv1_hash_object_id_with(const char *str, size_t len, ReadByte read) {
   uint32_t hash = FNV1_OFFSET_BASIS;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
     hash *= FNV1_PRIME;
     // Apply snake_case (space->underscore, uppercase->lowercase) then sanitize
-    hash ^= static_cast<uint8_t>(to_sanitized_char(to_snake_case_char(str[i])));
+    hash ^= static_cast<uint8_t>(to_sanitized_char(to_snake_case_char(read(str + i))));
   }
   return hash;
 }
+inline uint32_t fnv1_hash_object_id(const char *str, size_t len) {
+  return fnv1_hash_object_id_with(str, len, [](const char *p) { return *p; });
+}
+/// fnv1_hash_object_id() for a string that may be in flash (PROGMEM).
+inline uint32_t fnv1_hash_object_id_P(const char *str, size_t len) {
+#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+  return fnv1_hash_object_id_with(str, len, [](const char *p) { return static_cast<char>(pgm_read_byte(p)); });
+#else
+  return fnv1_hash_object_id(str, len);
+#endif
+}
 
 // str_snprintf, str_sprintf moved to alloc_helpers.h - remove this comment before 2026.11.0
 
diff --git a/tests/components/core/test_helpers.cpp b/tests/components/core/test_helpers.cpp
index 9fee0c723b5..8ac6e72e820 100644
--- a/tests/components/core/test_helpers.cpp
+++ b/tests/components/core/test_helpers.cpp
@@ -440,4 +440,12 @@ TEST(RAMAllocatorMakeUnique, ArrayFormAllocatesElements) {
   EXPECT_EQ(buf[255], 0xA5);
 }
 
+TEST(Fnv1HashObjectId, ProgmemVariantMatches) {
+  // Values match Python fnv1_hash_object_id(); the _P variant must hash identically
+  static const char NAME[] = "Living Room Temp";
+  const size_t len = sizeof(NAME) - 1;
+  EXPECT_EQ(fnv1_hash_object_id_P(NAME, len), fnv1_hash_object_id(NAME, len));
+  EXPECT_EQ(fnv1_hash_object_id_P("", 0), fnv1_hash_object_id("", 0));
+}
+
 }  // namespace esphome::core::testing